31/01/2006

It’s a genuine European sweep at the Oscars: all five of the titles nominated for Best Foreign Language Film are European or European co-productions. Cristina Comencini’s Don’t Tell [+see also:
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interview: Christophe Rossignon
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England picked up numerous nominations in the other categories: Judi Dench and Keira Knightley are both up for Best Actress for their performances in, respectively, Mrs Henderson Presents and Pride & Prejudice [+see also:
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78th Academy Award Nominees:

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, And Good Luck
Munich

Best Director
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller - Capote
Paul Haggis - Crash
George Clooney - Good Night, And Good Luck
Steven Spielberg - Munich

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line
David Strathairn - Good Night, And Good Luck

Best Actress
Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice [+see also:
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Charlize Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line

Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney - Syriana
Matt Dillon - Crash
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt - A History Of Violence

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote
Frances McDormand - North Country
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener [+see also:
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Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Best Original Screenplay
Crash
Good Night, And Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid And The Whale
Syriana

Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History Of Violence
Munich

Best Animated Film
Howl’s Moving Castle
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit [+see also:
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Best Foreign Film
Don’t Tell [+see also:
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Merry Christmas [+see also:
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interview: Christophe Rossignon
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Paradise Now [+see also:
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Sophie Scholl [+see also:
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Tsotsi (South Africa)

Best documentary feature

Darwin’s Nightmare - Hubert Sauper
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Alex Gibney & Jason Kliot
March of the Penguins [+see also:
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Murderball - Henry-Alex Rubin & Dana Adam Shapiro
Street Fight - Marshall Curry

(Translated from Italian)